Republic of Congo

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The Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) sits astride the equator in Central Africa, bordered by Cameroon, the Central African Republic, DR Congo, Angola, and Gabon. Dense equatorial rainforest covers over 60% of its territory and harbors western lowland gorillas, forest buffalos, and one of the highest concentrations of forest elephants remaining in Africa.